look suave and sophisticated. Food, drink and clothing—that‘s what the world is into. And when we become
preoccupied with these things, we are just like unbelievers. We have departed from our distinctives when we
allow ourselves to worry and fret over these things.
6:32-34 Take therefore no thought for the morrow
―(32) (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of
all these things. (33) But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall
be added unto you. (34) Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the
things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof‖.
Babylonian Talmud, Berachot 9b: ―Each day has enough of its own troubles‖.
The Kingdom of YHWH
The essence of the Kingdom of YHWH that Messiah was teaching is service to the King (HaShem) and His
Kingdom. Service to YHWH is submission to His will in faith and obedience. This is the essence of the
Kingdom of YHWH also known as the community of YHWH. Service to YHWH is the basis of all true
fellowship, and the foundational principle of YHWH‘s community.
Y‘shua teaches that fellowship based on service to YHWH and His Kingdom takes precedence over our
human, earthly relationships. In Matt 12:48-50, Messiah states:
―(48) But he answered and said unto him that told him, ―Who is my mother? and who are my brethren?" (49)
And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, and said, ―Behold my mother and my brethren! (50) For
whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and
mother‖.
The teachings of Messiah show us that we are to pray for the Father‘s Kingdom to come to this earth. This
will finalise Elohim's rule and authority over the earth before the eternal age begins. It will be an age of
discipleship when YHWH's Torah (His divine instruction) will be taught to all peoples and all nations. It will be
a time when Messiah Y‘shua will rule the earth from Jerusalem on the throne of his father David. It will be the
promised Messianic Age that will exist on this earth for one thousand years. During this millennial kingdom
on earth, the Law (Torah) will go forth from Zion and the word of the Lord (the principles of the Kingdom of
YHWH) from Jerusalem (Micah 4:2). It will be a literal fulfillment of the Kingdom of YHWH upon this earth. It
will be headquartered in the physical nation of Israel, to a nation and a people redeemed and restored back
to her Elohim. It is during this time that Israel will fulfill YHWH's call upon her and become a light to the
Gentiles.
It is during this time that she will honour her Elohim and accept as her king Messiah Y‘shua. Messiah will be
the chief cornerstone of the Kingdom of YHWH upon this earth. He will fulfill his role as the promised king of
Israel, Messiah ben David. He will be YHWH's delegated authority to rule and reign during this age of
discipleship. This Messianic Age will fulfill YHWH's Kingdom and His will shall be done on this earth, even as
it was purposed by YHWH in the eternal realm. The two will become one: ―as in heaven, so in the earth‖.
Two parallel realms exist. There is the eternal, spiritual realm and the corresponding physical realm which
exists on earth. There are also two parallel kingdoms: the Kingdom of Elohim, which is nourished and
sustained by the Tree of Life; and the kingdom of this world, which feeds from the Tree of the Knowledge of
Good and Evil.
In Genesis 2, we see the appearance of both these trees representing these opposing kingdoms. In Gen 2:9,
we see that there existed in Gan Eden (the Garden of Eden) two trees: the Tree of Life and the Tree of the
Knowledge of Good and Evil. In Gen 2:l5, we see that Elohim placed man in the Garden of Eden to tend and
to keep it (N.K.J. version). However, in the original Hebrew, these words "to tend and to keep" actually mean
"to serve" and "to guard‖. The Hebrew word for "serve" transliterated into English is l'avdah. The word for
"servant" in Hebrew is from the root eved, which is the same root word for the verb "to serve‖. From this
same root also comes the word avadah, which means to do service. The second Hebrew word is L'shamrah,
which means, "to guard‖. It comes from the root word shomer, which means to guard, to protect, or to act as
a watchman.
We can see from these Hebrew words that the original service of man to YHWH was not only to cultivate and
tend the garden on the physical plane; but much more importantly, it was to serve YHWH by protecting
and guarding the things of the Kingdom of YHWH. Adam was placed in the garden as a servant of
HaShem to guard, protect and watch over the things of the Kingdom of Elohim. The Garden of Eden, before